LAVATERA

'''Lavatera''' (syn. ''Anthema'' Medic., ''Axolopha'' Alef., ''Navaea'' Webb & Berth, ''Olbia'' Medic., ''Saviniona'' Webb & Berth., ''Steegia'' Steud., ''Stegia'' DC. ^[1]) is a genus of about 25 species of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, native to the Mediterranean region, central and eastern Asia, and Australia. A number of species previously listed in this genus have now been transferred to the related genus ''Malva''.
The genus includes annual, biennial and perennial herbaceous plants and soft-wooded shrubs, growing from 1-3 m tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, and palmately lobed. The flowers are conspicuous, 4-12 cm diameter, with five white, pink or red petals; they are produced in terminal clusters.
''Lavatera'' species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including ''Bucculatrix lavaterella'', which feeds exclusively on the plant.
;Species:

★ ''Lavatera abyssinica'' ★ ''Lavatera assurgentiflora'' ★ ''Lavatera acerifolia'' ★ ''Lavatera bryoniifolia'' ★ ''Lavatera cachmeriana'' ★ ''Lavatera insularis'' ★ ''Lavatera lindsayi'' ★ ''Lavatera maritima'' ★ ''Lavatera maroccana'' ★ ''Lavatera mauritanica'' ★ ''Lavatera microphylla''

★ ''Lavatera oblongifolia'' ★ ''Lavatera olbia'' ★ ''Lavatera phoenicea'' ★ ''Lavatera punctata'' ★ ''Lavatera stenopetala'' ★ ''Lavatera thuringiaca'' ★ ''Lavatera triloba'' ★ ''Lavatera trimestris'' ★ ''Lavatera valdesii'' ★ ''Lavatera vidali''

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References

1. Synonymy of ''Lavatera'' at Malvaceae Info

External links

★ Malvaceae Info: The ''Lavatera'' pages

★ Germplasm Resources Information Network: ''Lavatera''

★ Flora Europaea: ''Lavatera''